Glass-rinsing device.



Patented Sept. 9, I902.-

H. s. SWEENEY. GLASS RINSING DEVICE.

(Application filed July 13, 1901.)

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY e. SWEENEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FRANK e. KAMMERER,or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GLASS--RINSI NG DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,844, datedSeptember 9, 1902. Application filed July is, 1901. are No. 68,138. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY G. SWEENEY, of Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Glass-Rinsing Devices; and I do hereby declare that the following isafull,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specifica tion.

This invention relates to a noveldevice for washing or rinsingdrinkingglasses, and is adapted m ore especially for keepingclean and inproper condition drinking glasses for public fountains and likedrinking-places.

The invention consists in thematters hereinafter set forth, and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claims. a

In the drawings, Figure 1 is'a view, partially in elevation andpartially in v erticalsection, of a device embodying my improvements andshowing a drinking-glass in position to be cleaned thereby. Fig.2 is aplan viewof the device with the drinking-glass removed. Fig. 3 is anenlarged central vertical section of the device. Fig. 4 is a centralvertical section of a modified form of the device; Fig. 5 is a centralvertical section of still another modification.

First describing the construction shown 'in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, Adesignates as a whole an open-topped receptacle provided with anupwardly-opening annular groove or channel A, constructed to receive thelower margin of a drinking-glass, as shown in Fig. 1, and formed betweeninner and outer shells A A The inner shell is formed on or attached to ahorizontal plate B, constituting the upper wall of a casing or shell B,located below and fitting inside the lower open end of the shell A Saidcasing or shell B is provided below said upper Wall E with acentrally-depressed diaphragm B between which and the wall B is formed achamberB.

O designates a stand-pipe which passes upwardly through the diaghragm Band plate B and extends at its upperend through and above the centralshell A Said pipe is provided in its part above said shell A with aplurality of discharge nozzles or spouts 0,

preferably arranged radially and downwardly inclined. The upper end ofthe pipe is closed and is provided immediately beneath its closed endwith a pluralityof discharge-openings c. Said upper end wall of thestandpipe is extended outwardly to form an annular deflecting-shield Gwhich is curved downwardly at its margin to deflect downwardly the waterissuing from the openings 0.

D designates a water-supply-pipe fitting which is connected with thestand-pipe by an elbow'D, said elbow being connected at its upper end bya suitable coupling with the lower end of the stand-pipe and at itslower end with a nipple d, which projects laterally from the fitting.Said fitting projects downwardly through a plate or board E, which mayconstitute the bottom of a tank or sink in which the device is locatedand which receives the overflow-water from the device. Said supply-pipefitting is provided with an inwardlydirected annular flange d,constituting a valve-seat which is adapted for engagement by areciprocating conical valveplug F, attached to a stern F. Said stem isextended upwardly from the valve, passes out of the fitting D, and isattached to or formed integral at its upper end with a stem F the upperend of which extends into the lower part of the glass-receiving grooveor channel A. To the upper end of said stem is attached a horizontaldisk f. Said stem is contained principally withina sleeve B extendingbetween the diaphragm B and plate B, and which may, as shown, projectupwardly into said glass-receiving groove A. Interposed betweensaiddiskf at the upper end of the stem F and the fitting D andsurrounding the said stem is a spiral expansively-acting spring F whichacts to hold the disk and stem elevated and the valve F in contact withits seat. Water is supplied to the fitting D below the valve underpressure, so that when the valve is depressed the Water passes upwardlythrough the stand-pipe and is discharged through thenozzles O andopenings 0; The diskfon the stem F 'is so located with respect to theglass-receiving groove that the margin of the drinking-glass when saidglass is placed over the upper end of the standpipe and with its marginin said groove comes into contact with the disk, and downward pressureon the glass acts to depress the disk and its stem and to open the valveand admit water to the interior of the glass in the manner shown in Fig.l. Desirably, also, a plurality of yielding supports are provided forthe glass, which are disposed in circular order about the bottom of theglass-receiving groove and in the same horizontal plane with the disk f,as shown in Fig. 2. Said yielding supports each consist of a horizontaldisk affixed to the upper end of a 1101- low post F, passing downwardlythrough the plate B, said post having sliding or telescopic engagementat its lower end with a vertical guide-stem F projecting upwardly fromthe diaphragm B F designates a spiral expansively-acting spring which isinterposed between the diaphragm and the disk and acts to normally holdthe disk at the upper limit of its movement. Said plunger and spring ofeach support are inclosed by a sleeve B extending upwardly from thediaphragm B The springs F F are made of sulficient strength to supportthe weight of the glass without yielding, and when downward pressure isapplied to the glass it is forced down uniformly on all sides thereofand maintained in proper vertical position.

The shell A and plate 13 are provided with apertures a 19, through whichwater falling into the shells A A may pass to the chamber B. When wateris admitted to the interior of the glass in the manner shown in Fig. 1,said water fills the chamber L and rises upwardly around the margin ofthe glass in the groove A. The jets of water issuing from the stand-pipestrike with considerable force against the inner surface of the glassand efiectively wash or rinse the same, while the water rising aroundthe rim of the glass within the groove or channel A acts to rinse themarginal part of the glass.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 3 the water after the rinsingoperation returns through and escapes from the fitting D, the stand-pipe0 being provided at its lower end just above the diaphragm B withopenings 0, through which the waste water may pass from the chamber Binto the stand-pipe. Said fitting for this purpose is provided with anopen branch G, closed bya valve G, said valve engaging a seat formed onan inwardlyextending annular flange g in said branch. The stem G of thevalve G is shown as attached to and movable with the stem F of theinlet-valve F, said stem G extending downwardly through the branch G andbeing apertured at its end to fit over the screwthreaded stem F. Thevalves F and G are so disposed with respect to each other that when onevalve is opened the other valve is closed, and vice versa. In theoperation of the device the glass is set into the groove A upon theyielding supports fand f therein. Downward pressure on the glass actsthrough the plunger F and valve-stem F to open the valve F, and the samemovement of the parts actuated closes the valve G. Upon opening thevalve F the water rises into the standpipe and issues therefrom in themanner shown in Fig. 1, the flow of the water continuing until the rimof the glass is submerged. Escape of water from the fitting D isprevented by the closing of the valve G. When pressure upon the glass isrelieved, the valve F is closed by its spring F The valve G is by thesame springopened. The waterin the device is therefore allowed to escapethrough the branch G. The device shown may afford a support for thedrinking-glass when not in use, and when a person desires to use theglass a slight pressure thereon will be all that is required forcleaning the glass. In order to prevent water being forced upwardlythrough the fitting D around the plunger F at the time the valve F isopen, the valve F is interposed between the chamber of said fitting andthe opening at the upper end of the fitting through which the plungerpasses. Said valve is affixed to the stem F and engages a seat (:1 insaid fitting, through which the plunger passes.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4: the branch pipe G and valve-closureG are omitted, and the fittingJis provided with a-valveclosure K,attached to the stem K in the same position as the valve-closure F(shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3) and which acts against a downwardly-facingvalve-seatj, while the titting is provided above the seatj with holes j,which constitute the drainage-discharge apertures of the fitting. Inthis construction the drainage-valve K will be open when the inlet-valveK is closed, and vice versa. The construction shown in Fig. 4 has theadvantage of being more simple in construction than that shown in Figs.1, 2, and 3. The extension K of said valve-stem extends into the annularglass-receiving chamber and is provided with a disk and a spring K,corresponding to the spring F of the previouslydescribed construction.

In the construction shown in Fig. 5 the water is drawn off from thechamber B through a horizontal drain-pipe H, independent of thestand-pipe and supply-fitting L. Said drainpipe H is provided at itsinner end with an upturned portion which communicates with the chamber Bat one side of the stand-pipe M, as clearly shown in said Fig. 5. Theouter end of said drain-pipe H, outside the supplyfitting L, is turnedlaterally to bring the end thereof in line with said fitting, as shownin Fig. 5, and is provided at its outer end and in its upper part with adrainage-opening in which is formed a valve-seat h. I designates aconical valve-plug adapted for engagement with said seat to close saidpipe. Said valveplug is provided with an angular stem I, which isattached to the plunger N above the supply-fitting L, and the relationto the valve I is such with respect to the supply-valve N that thedrainage-valve I is closed when the supply-valve N is opened, and viceversa. The stem N of the valve N is connected in alinement with theplunger N and is provided with a valve N which prevents the waterpassing upwardly through the upper end of the fitting when said valveengages its seat 1?, in the fitting and is adapted to be closed when thevalve N is opened, and vice versa, these parts being similar to thecorre sponding construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. The extension orplunger N is provided at its upper end with a disk n and with anactuating-spring 01 said spring acting against the arms I to normallyhold the stem N in its uppermost position and the valve N closed. Thecasing proper (shown in both Figs. 4L and 5) is like the same partsshown in Figs. lto 3, inclusive, and bears like reference-letters,

It will be obvious that other changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I donot wish to be limited to such details except as made the subject ofspecific claims.

I claim as my invention 1. A device for rinsing glasses comprising areceptacle having an upwardly-opening annular recess formed between twocircular parts or walls for receiving the rim of a glass, a water-supplypassage communicating with said recess, avalve for controlling the flowof water to said recess, and actuating means for said valve located inthe recess in position to be engaged by the rim of the glass inserted insaid recess.

2. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a receptacle having anupwardly-opening narrow annular recess formed between two circular partsor walls for receiving the rim of a glass, a water-supply pipe, a valvecontrolling said supply-pipe, and a yielding valveactuating memberlocated in said recess and adapted to be moved or actuated by thepressure thereon of the rim of a glass inserted in said recess. I

3. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a receptacle provided with anannular upwardly-opening recess formed between two circular parts orWalls, a water-supply passage, a dischargepassage, separate valvescontrolling said supply and discharge passages and a yieldingvalve-actuating member located in said recess adapted to be moved bycontact of the edge of the glass therewith, saidvalve-actuatingmemberbeing connected with and adapted to actuate both ofsaid valves.

4. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a receptacle having anupwardly-opening annular recess for receiving the rim of a glass,

vertically-movable supports located in said recess in the samehorizontal plane with said valve-actuating member.

5. A device for rinsing drinking-glasses comprising a receptacleprovided with an annular, upwardly-opening recess for the edge ofaglass, a water-supply passage, a valve controlling the supply of waterfrom said supplypassage, a drain-passage communicating with saidreceptacle, a valve for closing said drainpassage and means operated bythe pressure of the edge of the glass, when inserted within said recess,for operating both of said valves, the supply-passage valve and thedrain-passage valve being connected in such manner that when one of thevalves is opened the other is closed and vice versa.

6. A device for rinsing drinking-glasses comprising a receptacle havingan annular upwardly-opening recess formed between two circular parts orwalls to receive the edge of a glass, a stand-pipe rising centrallyabove said recess and provided with discharge-passages, a supply-pipecommunicating with said recess and with said stand-pipe, a valvecontrolling the said supply-pipe and a yielding valve-actuating memberlocated in said recess in position to be moved by the pressure of theedge of the glass thereon.

7. A device for rinsing drinking-glasses comprising a receptacle, awater-supply passage, a drainage-opening communicating with saidpassage, an inlet-valve for controlling said supply-passage, a valve forsaid drainage-opening connected with said inlet-valve, and a yieldingactuating member for said valves located in the receptacle in positionfor engagement with the edge of a glass inserted therein.

8. A device for rinsing drinking-glasses comprisingan upwardly-openingrecess adapted to receive the edge of a glass, a supply-passagecommunicating with said recess, a downwardly-opening valve forcontrolling the flow of water through said supply-passage, a stemconnected with said valve and provided at its upper end with a supportfor the glass locatedapplied to close said valve.

10. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a receptacle provided withan upwardly-opening annular recess'for receiving the rim of a glass, asupply-passage communicating with said recess, a valve for controllingthe flow of water to said recess, and a plurality of yielding supportslocated in position to be engaged by the rim of a glass, one of saidsupports be ing connected with and adapted to actuate said valve.

11. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a receptacle provided withan upwardly-opening annular recess for receiving the rim of a glass, atwater-supply passage communicating with said annular recess, a valve forcontrolling the fiow of water through said passage, a drainagepassagealso communicating with the said recess, a valve for closing saiddrainage-passage,and a plurality of vertically-movable supportslocatedin said recess in position for the engagement therewith of the rim of aglass, one of said supports being connected with and adapted to actuateboth of said valves.

12. A device forrinsing glasses comprising a receptacle provided with anupwardly-opening annular groove for receiving the rim of a glass, awater-supply passage communicating with said annulargroove,adownwardly-opening valve for controlling the flow of water through saidpassage, a vertical valve-stem which rises into said recess, a supportfor the glass connected with said valve-stem, a spring applied to holdthe valve closed and the said support in its elevated position, adrainagepassage communicating with said receptacle and a valve for saiddrainage-passage which is connected with and operated by the saidvalve-stem.

13. A device for rinsing drinking-glasses comprising a receptacle, awater-supply passage communicating with a drainage-opening, a valve forcontrolling the water-supply passage, a movable valve+stem actuatingsaid valve and rising into said groove, a spring acting on saidvalve-stern to hold the said valve closed, and a second valve movablewith said valve-stem acting to close the drainage-opening.

1.4. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a receptacle having anannular recess adapted to receive the rim of a glass, a supply-passagethrough which water is conveyed to said annular recess, a valvecontrolling said supplypassage, a drainage-passage communicating withthe said annular recess, valves controlling said water-supplyanddrainage passages, said valves being so connected that when one isopened the other is closed and vice versa, means for operating saidvalve embracing a movable part within the said annular recess adapted tobe actuated by the pressure of the rim of the glass inserted within thesaid recess, and means for directing water both to the inner and outersides of the rim of the glass when the valve of the water-supply passage18 open.

15. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a receptacle, a centralstand-pipe having eXitopenings through which water is delivered forrinsing a glass, a water-supply passage, a valve for controlling saidwater-supply passage, and a downwardly-yielding support for the glasslocated in the receptacle in position to be engaged by the rim of aglass, said yielding support being connected with and actuating the saidvalve.

16. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a receptacle having acentral stand-pipe provided with discharge-openings, a water-supplypassage commnnicating with the said receptacle and with the stand-pipe,a valve in said supply-passage and a plurality of yielding supportslocated in the receptacle around the stand-pipe in position for contactof the rim of the glass therewith, one of said supports being connectedwith and adapted to actuate the valve.

17. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a water-receptacle, astand-pipe thereon provided with discharge-openings, a water-supplypipe, a valve controlling said supply-pipe and a yieldingvalve-actuating member located in position for the action thereon of aglass placed over the stand-pipe.

18. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a water-receptacle, astand-pipe, a Water-supply passage delivering water to the standpipe, adrainage-opening communicating with the bottom of the receptacle, valvesfor controlling the water-supply passage and drainage-opening, and ayielding valve-actuating member located in position for contact of aglass therewith, and connected with and operating both of said valves.

19. A device for rinsing glasses comprising a water-receptacle,astand-pipe, a water-supply passage supplying water to the standpipe,said water supply passage having a drainage-inlet opening communicatingwith the bottom of the receptacle and a drainageoutlet opening, a valvein the inlet-passage for controlling the supply of water, a valve in thedrainage-outlet opening, and a yielding valve-actuating member adaptedfor contact therewith of a glass, the said actuating member beingconnected with and adapted to actuate both of said valves.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I affix mysignature, in presence of two witnesses, this 10th day of July, A. D.1901.

HEN RY G. S WEENEY.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM L. HALL, GEORGE R. WILKINS.

